ED1ACE1: Art, Children and Education 1

Module code: ED1ACE1

Module provider: Institute of Education

Credits: 20

Level: Level 1 (Certificate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Mrs Amy Chapman, email: amy.chapman@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 17 June 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Delivered through a series of lectures, practical projects and studio-based learning, this module provides students with a solid foundation for approaching Art teaching and learning in the primary classroom. Students gain confidence from their own starting points in practical art and design skills, whilst exploring how theory can be put into practice in the Art classroom from EYFS to KS2. The module offers students the opportunity to plan and deliver an art workshop to primary aged children in a collaborative and supportive environment. This experience is brought together in the module assessment, where students design their own sequence of learning activities based on this experience. They create a rationale for their resource pack, drawing on significant aspects of art education pedagogy to justify their ideas. Online learning enhances the student experience with additional screencasts to support learning.  

• To develop and strengthen the students’ understanding of the important role of art in the primary curriculum 
• To begin to know and understand the content and scope of the EYFS and National Curriculum for Art and Design 
• To develop and strengthen the students’ knowledge and understanding of significant aspects in Art Education  
• To develop understanding and use of the formal languages of art 
• To provide insight into 20th and 21st Century art practices 
• To enable students to develop their own art practice and make links between this and application in the classroom 
• To identify students’ developing role as artist teacher and future subject leaders in primary art 
• To provide opportunities for independent and collaborative research 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the educational value of art in the primary school with an awareness of how effective pedagogy in Art Education enhances children’s creative artistic development and children’s learning across the curriculum
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Art Education practices that have the potential to enhance, communicate and express ideas through personal art practice in a variety of mediums and using a range of techniques, demonstrate the ability to use the formal language of art and engage in critical discussion about their own and others’ art practice
3. Demonstrate an increased depth and breadth of knowledge relating to 20th and 21st century styles, trends and issues in art practice, reflecting critically upon the development of their own art practice in relation to the development of their classroom practice

Module content

This part practical module will establish students’ understanding of the nature and purpose of Art teaching and learning in the primary school. Through an examination of a range of Art Education initiatives, students will begin to identify and understand the important role that art can contribute to the primary curriculum and the education and development of children. This module requires students to engage with research in art pedagogies. Links to the EYFS and National Curriculum for Art and Design will be identified and critically analysed. Students are expected to engage on a practical level in order to develop a foundational understanding of what it means to be an imaginative and inclusive practitioner in this subject.   

The module makes reference to relevant and key aspects of the Primary Phase Curriculum and ITT Core Content Framework (CCF) to inform design. 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Students will learn in seminars, practical workshops, and through independent study. Taught sessions will introduce theoretical concepts in art education, with a balance of tutor-led instruction, group work and individual activities. Practical art making activities are woven into these taught sessions in order to develop an understanding of how theory can be applied to practical classroom teaching. 

Study hours

At least 23 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Regular opportunities throughout the module to reflect on learning and progress, to include group and individual discussion and feedback. Before submitting their assignment, students have two opportunities to engage in assignment tutorials to discuss their individual progress on the module.  

Reassessment

Additional costs